Tractors

Teenager Harvey Waters lost more than £8,000 to a rogue eBay tractor seller, having worked hard to save up for the tractor he had wanted since he was a child.

A new farming series will pit two teams of petrol heads and their ‘souped up’ tractors against each other for various imaginative challenges that put their driving skill and vehicle power to the test.

Last week, we published figures showing a big increase in agricultural tractor registrations recorded in March. This brought the total number of machines registered during the year to date to 3,259, 13% more than in the opening three months of 2020. Now, the Agricultural Engineers Association are releasing figures showing where these registrations were located within the UK and trends for different power ranges.

Essex County Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs have teamed up with local agricultural dealer R W Crawford and tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson to mark what would have been their Annual Show Weekend with a Covid secure Drive-In Cinema and Tractor Run.

The upturn in agricultural tractor registrations (over 50hp) seen in recent months continued into March, normally the peak month for registrations each year.

The McCormick X7.6 VT-Drive Stage V range, launched at LAMMA 2020, is rapidly expanding McCormick’s reputation amongst arable users. Thanks to the combination of power and high technology it delivers, fully meeting its customers’ needs and the increase in engine power from 200 to 240 hp 3 new models make up the X7.6 VT offering in the stage 5 emissions class.

Feeding, bedding and looking after some 1,200 outdoor sows as well as their offspring is a fairly rigorous task that’s hard on both men and machines. It’s a job that is difficult enough when it’s dry but when the winter weather sets in things can get even tougher, explains Suffolk pig producer Chris Fogden.

In business since 1951, Valtra turns 70 in 2021 and is celebrating its milestone anniversary in a variety of different ways throughout the year.

UK agricultural tractor registrations remained well above their level a year before in January.

Whatever you cultivate, raise, harvest, bale or transport, New Holland claims it always has the machine and equipment to fit your needs like a glove.

Farmtrac’s electric FT25G tractor leads the charge.

In a year that’s been dominated by Covid-19, machinery brand Case IH has been busy bringing new products to the UK for 2020/21.